Valmiki Ramayana 1.54.8: Bala Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 8
शबलाहरणम् · The Attempted Seizure of Sabalā (Kāmadhenu) and the Triumph of Brahmic Power
एवमुक्तस्तु ब्रह्मर्षिरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
शोकसन्तप्तहृदयां स्वसारमिव दुःखिताम् ॥८॥
evam uktas tu brahmarṣir idaṃ vacanam abravīt |
śokasantaptahṛdayāṃ svasāram iva duḥkhitām ||8||
वशिष्ठ ने सुना और दुखी हो गए। अपनी बहन जैसी प्यार था उनको। बोले, ऐसे जैसे दिल जल रहा हो।
Addressed thus, Bramharshi said to Sabala, like to a sister whose heart is afflicted with sorrow:
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Dharma is inseparable from compassion (dayā). The righteous respond to suffering not with indifference but with kin-like care.
Vasiṣṭha is about to reply to Śabalā’s plea; the narration emphasizes his compassionate stance.
Vasiṣṭha’s empathy and protective responsibility, treating Śabalā as family.
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